Tennessee
SEC · 2002 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee head-to-head · History & Eras
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H |  MWC | 2–10 | W 47–7 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2H |  SUN | 4–8 | W 26–3 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 8–5 | L 13–30 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 1–11 | W 35–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | SEC | 9–5 | W 41–38 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 13–1 | L 13–18 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 10–3 | L 14–34 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | SEC | 5–7 | W 18–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 12–1 | L 3–26 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 3–9 | W 35–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 2–10 | W 24–0 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | W 24–0 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 11–3 | L 3–30 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Arkansas +9
- Kentucky +7
- South Carolina +5
- Middle Tennessee +4
- Mississippi State +3
- Wyoming +2
- Vanderbilt +2
- Rutgers +1
- Georgia -1
- Miami -1
- Alabama -3
- Maryland -3
- Florida -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.615 Win % · Change -4
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.